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21 And the servant came and told his master these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, the afflicted, the maimed and the blind. 22 And the servant said, My Lord, it has been done as you commanded, and yet there is more room. 23 Then the master said to his servant, Go out to the highways and hedges, and urge them to come in so that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper. 25 And while many people were going with him, he turned and said to them, 26 He who comes to me and does not put aside his father, and his mother, and his brothers, and his sisters, and his wife, and his children, and even his own life, he cannot be a disciple to me. 27 And he who does not take up his cross and follow me, cannot be a disciple to me. 28 For which of you, who wishes to build a tower, does not at first sit down and consider its cost, to see if he has enough to finish it? 29 Lest after he has laid the foundation, he is not able to finish it, and all who see it will mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, but he was not able to finish. 31 Or which king, who goes to war to fight against a king equal to him, would not at first reason, whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while he is far away from him, sends envoys and seeks peace. 33 So every man of you, who would not leave all his possessions, cannot be a disciple to me. 34 Salt is good; but if the salt lose its savor, with what can it be salted? 35 It is good neither for the ground nor for fertilizing; but it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear let him hear. Luke 14:21-35, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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